a winnowing shovel by which grain was thrown up against the wind that it might be cleansed from broken straw and chaff ( Isaiah 30:24 ; Jeremiah 15:7 ; Matthew 3:12 ). (See AGRICULTURE .)

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.